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Friday, 17 February, 2012

Pokerbird: Avian Travels

Somerset, Bristol & Beyond!

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February 2012 (5)
- 14: Brown Teal, Tiritiri Matangi (0)
- 10: Yellow-Browed Warbler, Chew Valley (0)
- 08: Field Notes from a Catastrophe (0)
- 05: Greylag Geese, Portishead Marina (1)
- 02: Somerset Birds in January (0)
January 2012 (9)
- 31: Dog Chasing Swans (1)
- 29: Portbury Wharf Ton (0)
- 27: Flinders Birds, 2008 (0)
- 22: The Long Emergency (0)
- 18: Recession Busters (0)
- 17: The Heart of a Goof, Wodehouse (0)
- 12: Frankenstein: Cause for Complaints (0)
- 06: Birdstack Shut Down (2)
- 02: Tasks Ladder (0)
December 2011 (5)
- 27: End of Year Birds (0)
- 15: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Apparently (0)
- 13: Glen Isla, 2004 (0)
- 06: 2009: New Zealand Plovers, Miranda (0)
- 02: Somerset Waterbird Bonanza (0)
November 2011 (6)
- 27: The Vanishing Face of Gaia (0)
- 24: Dear Santa (0)
- 12: Blagdon Beauty (0)
- 08: 2009: Not Quite Freycinet, Tasmania (0)
- 03: Marsh Harrier, RSPB Pulborough (0)
- 01: Dundee & Broughty Ferry, 2004 (0)
October 2011 (9)
- 27: Dartford Warbler, Bournemouth (0)
- 23: BristolCon ’11 (0)
- 21: Spoonbill, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 17: Top 10 British Birding Sites (0)
- 12: 2009 Victoria Fires & Extinction (0)
- 10: 2009: Little Penguins, Tasmania (0)
- 08: A Friend of the Earth by T.C. Boyle (0)
- 07: Chew Valley Lake Birds (0)
- 06: Avon Bird Sightings, September 2011 (0)
September 2011 (10)
- 28: Pectoral Sandpiper, Chew Valley (0)
- 26: Finally an Angus Kingfisher, 2004 (0)
- 21: Little Gull, Chew Valley (0)
- 18: Halting State, Charles Stross (0)
- 15: 2008: Cockatiels, New South Wales (0)
- 12: Year Birds, Blagdon Lake (0)
- 10: Somerset & Bristol Bird Lists (0)
- 07: Local Ringed Plovers (0)
- 05: How Not to Bird Hants & Dorset (0)
- 02: Venice Area Sightings, 2003 (0)
August 2011 (12)
- 30: Steyning, West Sussex (0)
- 29: Pagham Harbour, West Sussex (1)
- 26: Spotted Redshank, Chew Valley (0)
- 23: See No Evil (0)
- 20: Bay Area Swallows, 2001 (0)
- 18: Paronella Park, 2009 (0)
- 12: Tree of Life (0)
- 10: Turnstones & Sanderlings, New Passage (0)
- 07: Bristol Art & Pocket Kings (1)
- 05: The Best Port Marine Bird Site (0)
- 02: 2009: Kingfisher Park, Queensland (0)
- 01: Woodchat Shrike, Chipping Sodbury (0)
July 2011 (10)
- 29: Technorati (0)
- 29: Weeds (0)
- 25: A Pembrokeshire Day (0)
- 22: Mission: Honeyeaters 15% Off (0)
- 20: Welsh Rain (0)
- 16: Melbourne, 2009 (0)
- 12: Finally on the Birdstack Map (0)
- 09: Patch Sandpiper (0)
- 07: The Pennington Marsh Mysteries (0)
- 05: Heard but Not Seen (0)
June 2011 (10)
- 29: Hidden Bristol (0)
- 26: Secret World & Secret Somerset (0)
- 23: 2009: Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania (0)
- 19: As Long As a Pregnancy (0)
- 17: Mission: Honeyeaters (1)
- 13: Proper Wigeon at Sunnyvale Baylands ;-) (0)
- 11: Not Such a Night Bird (0)
- 07: Apart from All the Drama (0)
- 04: Lake Tinaroo, 2009 (0)
- 02: Pokerbird Is Risen (1)
May 2011 (15)
- 28: The Quantocks (0)
- 26: A Miracle (1)
- 23: Oh, and before I Go… (1)
- 22: Goodbye (0)
- 18: The Meaning of Life (0)
- 16: Bleak Beacons (0)
- 14: recrudescence (0)
- 11: Birding for… (0)
- 10: Stert Flats (1)
- 09: Around Exmoor (0)
- 08: Americans in Cornwall (0)
- 07: Dawlish & Hayle Year Birds (0)
- 03: 2008: Dorrigo National Park I (0)
- 02: Car-Free Wader (0)
- 01: Another Port Marine Warbler (0)
April 2011 (14)
- 29: Regular as Clockwork (0)
- 26: Tree or Meadow? (0)
- 24: Littleton-upon-Severn Provides (0)
- 22: Another American in Somerset (0)
- 18: Clickety-Click at Port Marine (0)
- 17: Early Spring Migrants (0)
- 15: Severn Estuary Birds (0)
- 12: The Wollomombi Falls LBJ, 2008 (0)
- 09: I Chased a Duck around a Lake (1)
- 08: 15 Days Early! (0)
- 07: Brick Red Wader (0)
- 06: 9 Days Early (0)
- 05: Port Marine Birds (0)
- 02: Slimbridge Catches Up with Chew (0)
March 2011 (19)
- 29: Poll (0)
- 27: Towards Mission Honeyeaters (0)
- 26: “Put That Light Out!” (0)
- 25: Two Early Spring Migrants (0)
- 22: iPod Bird Sightings (2)
- 21: Wotwasit: Adventures of a Birding Sleuth (0)
- 18: Winter Waders, Avon Gorge (1)
- 16: The Future Looks Bright (0)
- 15: Dead Portishead Ducks (0)
- 14: Convergent Evolution (0)
- 13: Birdstack Import Complete (0)
- 11: Wheatears (0)
- 09: All-Season British Bird Tour by Train (0)
- 08: Singing Blackcap, Bristol (0)
- 07: Injured Birds (0)
- 05: Goosander, Portishead Marina (0)
- 04: Peregrine Falcon, Clevedon (0)
- 03: Goshawks, New Fancy View (0)
- 02: Bramblings, Wyre Forest (0)
February 2011 (17)
- 28: Scaup & Spoonbill, Slimbridge (0)
- 26: White Gull at Alviso, 2001 (0)
- 25: Lower Woods & Wetmoor (0)
- 23: 2008: Bukit Timah, Singapore (0)
- 22: British Birding Year 2nd Edition (0)
- 21: Donations So Far (0)
- 21: Dead Bird News (0)
- 19: Yes, I Have Seen a Ptarmigan! (0)
- 18: The Mission (0)
- 17: Chew Valley Lake Permit (0)
- 15: 2010 Newsletter (0)
- 13: (Not) Sorting in Excel (0)
- 12: Dunlin, Port Marine (0)
- 10: Just When I Had It All Sorted (0)
- 04: 2008: Lightning Swamp, Perth (0)
- 03: February on the Wharf (0)
- 01: Shoveler, Portbury Wharf (0)
January 2011 (26)
- 30: Birdstack Widgets (2)
- 28: 2001: Glaucous Gull, Palo Alto (0)
- 27: Using Birdstack in a Blog (0)
- 25: The Road, Cormac McCarthy (0)
- 24: Hawaii to Malaysia Corrections (0)
- 23: Worcestershire Complete to 2002 (0)
- 22: 2008: Peregrine Falcon, Subiaco (0)
- 21: Current World Population (0)
- 20: Goldcrest, Port Marine (0)
- 18: Birdstack Data Entry (4)
- 16: Western Cattle Egret (0)
- 15: Alviso Gulls, 2001 (0)
- 14: IOC vs. BOU (1)
- 13: Adelaide, 2008 (0)
- 12: Writing Tenses & Genres (0)
- 11: Scientific Names in Birdstack (0)
- 11: WordPress Database Connection Errors (0)
- 10: 2008: Long-Billed Corellas, Rockingham (2)
- 10: 145 Somerset Birds in 2010 (0)
- 09: 2000: Say’s Phoebe, Shoreline (1)
- 07: Birdstack Import Problems (0)
- 07: Golden Plovers, Westhay Moor (0)
- 05: 2-Day Bird Tour round London (0)
- 04: Hen Harrier, Portbury Wharf (1)
- 02: IOC Splits in Birdstack (0)
- 01: Year & Life Lists (1)
December 2010 (13)
- 30: 33,000 Sightings To Go (0)
- 28: Importing to Birdstack (0)
- 26: Online Recording & Listing (2)
- 21: Merlin & Stonechat, Portbury Wharf (2)
- 20: Mediterranean Gull! (0)
- 14: Blog Subdomain Problem (0)
- 11: Smew, Cotswold Water Park (0)
- 09: Waxwings, Avonmouth (2)
- 08: Mistle Thrush, Port Marine (0)
- 06: All I Want for Christmas (0)
- 05: Water Pipits, Chew (0)
- 03: A Wintery Wharf (0)
- 01: Kingfisher, Port Marine (0)
November 2010 (17)
- 29: iPod Touch (0)
- 28: 2000: Lake Cunningham, San Jose (0)
- 26: Purple Sandpipers, Battery Point (0)
- 25: A Tantalising Day (0)
- 23: Merlin, Sand Point (0)
- 21: Apocalyptic or Philosophical Fiction (0)
- 18: Voluntary Jobs (0)
- 17: White-naped Honeyeater (0)
- 16: Let’s Kill a Barn Owl Today (0)
- 14: Whooper Swan, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 13: Grey Partridges, Portbury (0)
- 11: 2003: Bee-eaters, Malaysia (0)
- 09: Black Redstart, Port Marine (0)
- 04: The Horrors of Brean (0)
- 03: The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood (0)
- 02: Red-Necked Grebe, Cheddar (0)
- 01: Tawny Owl, Weston-in-Gordano (1)
October 2010 (20)
- 31: Regent Parrots, 2008 (0)
- 29: Avon Bird Report 2009 (0)
- 28: Spotted Redshanks, Slimbridge (0)
- 24: Lapland Buntings Again (0)
- 23: 1999: Woodcock at Crawley, Hants (0)
- 22: Optics: Tips & Tricks (0)
- 21: Free Book Downloads (0)
- 20: Ravens, Portishead (2)
- 18: Early Bewick’s, Slimbridge (0)
- 17: Love in the Time of Cholera, Marquez (0)
- 15: Winter Migrants’ Dates (0)
- 14: Free PDF Download Broken on Lulu (0)
- 13: Cape Naturaliste, 2008 (0)
- 12: 1999: Sparrowhawk, Winchester (0)
- 11: Big Sat! (On Sun) (0)
- 10: Big Sit! (0)
- 09: Ferruginous Ducks, Chew (0)
- 08: Kestrel, Portishead (0)
- 06: Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve (0)
- 03: One Taxonomy to Rule Them All (0)
September 2010 (22)
- 30: Madrid, 2004 (0)
- 30: Little Owl, Westwood Manor (0)
- 29: Free Novel: A Romantic Tragedy (0)
- 28: Oh My! I’m on Amazon! (0)
- 28: 2000: American Bittern, Sunnyvale (0)
- 27: 1999: Great Northern Diver, Pembrokes (0)
- 26: Continent, Jim Crace (0)
- 23: More Chew Waders (0)
- 22: Prevelly Park Beach Resort, 2008 (0)
- 21: Lapland Bunting, Malvern (0)
- 20: A Fall of Waders (0)
- 19: Firth of Forth Cruise, 2006 (0)
- 18: Build a British Bird List Ebook (0)
- 17: If Fish Could Scream (0)
- 17: chatterBirds Blogger (0)
- 15: Peregrine and Ravens, Prior Park (0)
- 13: 1999: Common Scoter, Pennington (0)
- 12: 1-Day Bird Visit to London (0)
- 09: Waders, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 08: Cockatiel, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 07: Regent’s Park, London (0)
- 03: A Local Redshank and a Tragic Romance (0)
August 2010 (12)
- 27: Website, Domain and Database Management (0)
- 26: 2000: Little Blue Heron vs Snowy Egret (1)
- 23: A Trip to the Fair (0)
- 19: WordPress Woes Solved: Part I (0)
- 17: 1999: Death on the A96, Moray (1)
- 13: WordPress and ASP Hosting (2)
- 10: 2008: Cape Leeuwin Gulls (0)
- 07: Another Chicxulub Crater (0)
- 06: British Birding Year Ebook (0)
- 05: Bristol? Or Somerset? (0)
- 03: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Portbury (0)
- 01: Mid-Summer Port Marine (0)
July 2010 (18)
- 31: 2-Day Bird Tour from Bristol (0)
- 28: 2008: Pemberton? And Beyond? (0)
- 26: Santa Clara County, June 2000 (0)
- 24: A Great Idea (0)
- 24: Build a British Bird List (0)
- 22: 15% Off British Birding Year (0)
- 21: Wrens Split: Birds to Go Solo (0)
- 20: 2000: Hooded Oriole, Santa Clara (0)
- 18: Corn Bunting, Dyrham Park (0)
- 17: Spotted Flycatcher, RSPB Ham Wall (0)
- 16: 2008: Walpole-Nornalup National Park (0)
- 15: Eastwood between Showers (0)
- 14: Port Marine between Showers (0)
- 13: Red Kites, Devil’s Bridge (2)
- 10: Goat Fell, Arran (0)
- 06: Whinchats, Glen Orchy (0)
- 05: Musselburgh, East Lothian (0)
- 01: Marsh Harriers, Leighton Moss (0)
June 2010 (18)
- 30: 2000: Summer Bird Count, Los Trancos Woods (0)
- 30: Good News from California (0)
- 24: Ever the Optimist (0)
- 22: All Quiet on the Wharfern Front (0)
- 21: Bird Tour by Train through Britain (0)
- 19: Eastwood, Portishead, Redux (0)
- 18: Tree(s) of Life, 2008 (0)
- 18: Donate (0)
- 15: 1999: Velvet Scoters, Lunan Bay (0)
- 14: 1-Day Bird Tour from Bristol (0)
- 13: May 2000: Wilson’s Phalaropes, Alviso (0)
- 12: 1-Day Bird Visit to London (0)
- 10: Swifts, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 08: 2008: Denmark, Western Australia (0)
- 08: By Train to RSPB Bempton Cliffs (0)
- 02: Hobby, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 01: The Futility of Advice (0)
- 01: 2000: Mines Road, Santa Clara (0)
May 2010 (19)
- 31: 4-Day Bird Tour round Britain (0)
- 26: Strathspey Guide (0)
- 23: Clifton Down & Avon Gorge (0)
- 22: 2008: Albany, Redux (0)
- 21: Endangered Species & Biodiversity (0)
- 20: RSPB Newport Wetlands (0)
- 18: The British Birding Year (0)
- 16: Goshawk, Wentwood Forest, Gwent (0)
- 15: 2008: Two Peoples Bay, Australia (0)
- 14: Barn Owl, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 13: RSPB Nagshead, Forest of Dean (0)
- 12: Long-eared Owl, Upton Warren (0)
- 10: 2000: Skyline Ridge, Silicon Valley (0)
- 09: Port Marine Pipits (0)
- 09: Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve (0)
- 08: Lyndhurst & New Forest (2)
- 05: Hobby, RSPB Pulborough Brooks (0)
- 04: Golden Pheasant, Brownsea Island (0)
- 03: Portland Bill & RSPB Radipole (0)
April 2010 (22)
- 27: Objections, M’Lud. Overruled! (0)
- 24: One Hundred! (0)
- 23: Reed Warbler, Portishead (0)
- 22: Little Owl, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 21: Travel (0)
- 19: Common Sandpipers & Garden Warbler (0)
- 18: 2000: Hooded Oriole, Los Altos Hills (0)
- 17: 2008: Albany, Western Australia (0)
- 16: Treasure at Portbury Wharf (0)
- 15: Sunnyvale Baylands Park, 2000 (0)
- 15: Cuckoo & Clear Sky, Portishead (0)
- 14: 2008: Stirling Range, Western Australia (0)
- 13: House Sparrows, Portishead (2)
- 12: 2008: South to the Stirling Range (0)
- 11: The Sixth Extinction (0)
- 09: The Somerset Levels (0)
- 07: The P Word (0)
- 07: Willow Warbler, Portishead (0)
- 06: Wheatear, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 06: Death and the Raptors (0)
- 02: ‘Avin’ a Larf (1)
- 01: Of BirdTrack and Broken Glass (0)
March 2010 (25)
- 30: Chicxulub Meteorite: the Early Hours (0)
- 29: Meatless Monday (0)
- 28: While Flocks Last (1)
- 24: The Truth about Cats & Dogs (2)
- 22: No Swallows at Tyntesfield (0)
- 21: Ring Ouzel, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 19: Spring Comes to Portishead (0)
- 18: More Armchair Ticks (6)
- 17: Red Kite, New Fancy View (1)
- 15: Jack Snipe, Upton Warren (2)
- 14: The Waiting Game (0)
- 13: Portishead Passerines (0)
- 12: 2000: American Sparrows, Again (1)
- 11: Peregrine Falcon, Black Nore (5)
- 10: 1999: Tree Sparrows at Usan, Angus (0)
- 10: Back Up? Even WordPress? (1)
- 09: Aren’t All Dogs Dangerous? (0)
- 08: High Tide, Redux (0)
- 07: Eastwood, Portishead (0)
- 05: RSPB, for Birds, for People? (0)
- 03: High Tide but No Green Grass (0)
- 02: 2008: The Narrogin Lesson (0)
- 02: Gull Identification Solution (0)
- 01: 2009: New Zealand Honeyeaters (0)
- 01: Local Patch Buntings Cling On (0)
February 2010 (30)
- 27: Portbury Wharf, Portishead (0)
- 25: Today, the Weston & Somerset Mercury… (0)
- 25: The Modern Slave Trade (0)
- 24: Slow Recipe for Earnings (0)
- 23: 1999: Ravens, Cotswold Water Park (0)
- 22: Cetti’s Warbler, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 21: 2008: Narrogin, Western Australia (0)
- 21: Mystery Grebe, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 20: Registering with Technorati (0)
- 19: Thank You Anyway, Prize Cow (0)
- 17: Hawfinch, Parkend Church (0)
- 14: 1999: Winter Farmland Survey (0)
- 14: Bittern, Backwell Pond (0)
- 13: Portishead Crows & Pigeons (0)
- 13: Brown Pelicans, California (0)
- 12: Portishead Birds (0)
- 11: Good News, Bad News (0)
- 10: Birders 1 Anglers 0 (0)
- 10: 1999: Little Egret, Clevedon (0)
- 09: Mediterranean Gull, Portishead (1)
- 07: Reservoir Cats (0)
- 07: Colorado, Grand Teton & California (0)
- 06: Chuckling Chaffinch (0)
- 05: Black Redstart & Stock Doves (1)
- 04: Glossy Ibis, Catcott Lows (0)
- 04: Ten Years After: California (2)
- 03: Bird-Friendly Wind Farm (0)
- 03: Lost In Translation (0)
- 02: Lesser Black-backed Gull (0)
- 01: Pochard, Portishead (0)
January 2010 (20)
- 31: Bird Hunter (0)
- 30: Short-Eared Owl, Aust (0)
- 29: Black Redstart & Merlin, Portishead (0)
- 28: 2009: Introduction to Tiritiri Matangi (3)
- 27: Woodcocks & Goldcrest, Weston Big Wood (0)
- 26: Chooseday: Rock Pipit & Blackcap (0)
- 25: Stonechat, Portishead (0)
- 24: Car-Free Year Listing (0)
- 23: Starlings, Gretna Green (0)
- 15: Newsletter (0)
- 14: Schmap Photo (0)
- 14: On Yer Bike, Son! (0)
- 12: Firth Watching at Joppa (0)
- 10: The Weather Is Global (0)
- 09: Windows Vista Search (0)
- 06: An Excuse for More Snow Pictures (1)
- 04: Beyond Useful (2)
- 03: The Freezing Year List (0)
- 02: A Winter Bird Wonderland (1)
- 01: José’s Hogmanay in Peebles (0)
December 2009 (15)
- 16: Forward to the Future (0)
- 15: May You Live in Interesting Times (0)
- 14: Pascal’s Wager, Again (1)
- 13: Licensing Creative Commons Pictures (0)
- 12: The Great Species Hunt (0)
- 11: Local Patch Year List (0)
- 10: The Unsung Species (0)
- 10: A Wild Ibis Chase (0)
- 07: 1999: Marsh Tit, Fonthill Lake (0)
- 06: Now, Scotland the Brave! (0)
- 04: Pintail, Grimley (0)
- 03: Greedy, Guv? (0)
- 02: 2008: Black-Faced Woodswallows, Wandering (0)
- 02: Kingfisher, Arrow Valley Park (0)
- 01: The 450th Wren, Walkwood (0)
November 2009 (25)
- 30: Publish and Be Damned (0)
- 29: Scotland the… (0)
- 29: 1999: Whinchat & Knot, Severn Beach (0)
- 28: A Disclaimer (0)
- 28: A British Thanksgiving (0)
- 27: Robins Fly to Malta (0)
- 26: White-Headed Magpie (0)
- 25: Cut those Birding Car Miles (0)
- 24: The Lesson of the Cucumber (4)
- 22: A Meaning for Bird Conservation, Redux (0)
- 21: The Winding Road to Black Cockatoos (2)
- 21: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part II (0)
- 20: Thank You for Luck (0)
- 16: Herring Gull, Redditch (0)
- 16: 1999: Curlew Sandpipers & Little Stint, Titchfield Haven (0)
- 14: Add Senegal to the Wishlist (0)
- 13: Bewick’s Swans, Slimbridge (0)
- 12: March: Shearwaters to Tiritiri Matangi (4)
- 11: We’re All Doomed, Doomed!^* (1)
- 10: Free Maps (0)
- 08: Goosander, Upton Warren (0)
- 07: Oh. My. God. (0)
- 06: Promoting Sparrers & Geese (0)
- 04: Lesser Yellowlegs, Aberlady (0)
- 01: Turnstones, Morecambe (2)
October 2009 (14)
- 31: Tree Sparrows, Martin Mere (1)
- 29: How to Email into WordPress (0)
- 28: Pink-footed Goose, Upton Warren (1)
- 27: Bin Malta: Book Tanzania Instead (0)
- 26: 10,347 Bird Species, or Thereabouts (6)
- 25: 1999: Spotted Flycatchers at Badbury Rings (1)
- 25: What I Know about Trees (0)
- 24: What Does 350 Mean to You? (0)
- 24: Got a Bite, Mac? (0)
- 23: In Case You Thought the War Was Over (0)
- 22: Help the Planet: Kill Yourself (0)
- 21: How the Crossbill Works (0)
- 20: A Meaning for Bird Conservation (4)
- 10: Hello World! (0)

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